Definition & Meaning

1.gaudy; garish; be tricked out (up, off) in gaudy dress

2.showy; unreliable; insubstantial; without solid worth

Word usage

huā li hú shào

花 里 胡 哨

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1
adj.gaudy; garish; be tricked out (up, off) in gaudy dress
- nǐ jīn tiān qù miàn shì kě bù néng chuān de huā li hú shào de
  你今天去面试，可不能穿得花里胡哨的。
  You are not supposed to be in such gaudy dress today as you're going to have an interview.
- wǒ shòu bu liǎo nà xiē huā li hú shào de dēng shì
  我受不了那些花里胡哨的灯饰。
  I can't stand those garish lights.
2
adj.metashowy; unreliable; insubstantial; without solid worth
- tā chuī de huā li hú shào de bù néng xiāng xìn
  他吹得花里胡哨的，不能相信。
  Don't believe his florid words.
- huā li hú shào de wén zhāng
  花里胡哨的文章
  showy, insubstantial essay
- kàn tā nà huā li hú shào de yàng zi bié zhǐ wàng tā le
  看他那花里胡哨的样子，别指望他了！
  Look how showy he is! Don't count on him.

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"花里胡哨" cannot be written as "花狸狐哨".

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